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Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter

About

Gustavo covers race, identity, and immigration in the Pacific Northwest. His reporting is focused on tribal sovereignty, how a diversity of communities leverage their power to effect change in and beyond their neighborhoods, and the impacts of immigration policy at the state level.

He arrived to KUOW in 2023, and previously wrote about northern Nevada's tribal efforts during mid-term elections, addressing the legacy of state-funded boarding schools and the impacts of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples' epidemic. He's also written about healthcare access for undocumented Idaho farmworkers during the pandemic and Juneteenth celebrations in Idaho.

Gustavo was born and raised in the sagebrush of Boise, Idaho. He spent many years trying to get into a career in journalism, juggling work, school, and community radio before settling into the restaurant industry for eight years. He was able to work in award-winning kitchens before the pandemic threw him back into journalism. In his off time he takes documentary photography, participates in the Purépecha community, and dreams of pit barbecuing and carnitas.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English, Spanish

Pronouns: he/him

Professional Affiliations: Founding Board Member, Voces

Stories

  • caption: Protesters rally at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma on March 27, 2025, following the detention of two local union members.

    Hundreds rally at ICE center in Tacoma after detention of union members

    Hundreds of union workers and immigrant rights advocates rallied Thursday evening outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma to protest the arrest of dozens of people, including the leader of a farmworker union in Skagit County and a technician and union member at UW Medicine.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Sen. Murray decries cuts to Medicaid, WA joins effort to protect passport access for trans people, and Seattle's skies are busy with bald eagles this spring. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Seattle Public School's Superintendent Brent Jones is stepping down, Measles vaccinations are down, and March Madness has some PNW representation this year.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    UW and WSU under investigation by Trump's Department of Education, Seattle's expanding its preschool program, and a top staffer of Governor Ferguson suddenly resigns. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    WA sues over Trump's effort to dismantle Education Dept, kids in WA could face social media restrictions, and U.S. Forest Service firings are creating huge ripple effects in the PNW. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.